When I first heard about the TRAFFIC ccTLD conference in Amsterdam, it was shortly after Rick Latona worked out an agreement with Rick Schwartz to operate the show. My first thought was that I needed to be there, but my second thought was that I am not a ccTLD investor, so it wouldn’t be smart...

I don’t have time to do another mini site right now, so I am going to sell SoccerGoalies.com for just $750. Soccer goalies need special jerseys, padded pants, gloves, and sometimes special cleats, all of which are fairly expensive and can bring decent revenue once the site is developed. Socce...

I learned  a great tip to find end users via Google from domain investor, Bob Olea. As discussed many times here and other places, the best way to sell a domain name for an optimal price is to sell it to an end user who can make the most of the domain name. They can [...] Related posts:Google Chr...

I don’t generally ask for much from my blog readers other than feedback and commentary on blog posts I write about domain names, but I would like to ask a favor of readers who are SEO experts/professionals. Regarding ElliotsBlog.com, are there any things that I can and should be doing to impro...

Craig Harrison is selling a portfolio of 2,600 real estate domain names, many of which contain a city name + RealEstateListings.com.  The auction is scheduled to take place on Thursday in San Francisco and is being run by JP King Auction Company.I’ve seen quite a bit of paid press on the auct...

While I was away in Amsterdam, Rick Schwartz announced that the Candy.com deal is official and the deal has been signed, I wish Rick and the Melville Candy Company big congratulations on this industry moving deal. This isn’t the first major sale for Rick, who also sold iReport.com and Property...

I read about this litigation briefly in a domain forum while I was away, but in reading the Wall Street Journal blog article, it looks like the impact on the prices of domain names could be quite large. The San Francisco Chronicle also has an article about the lawsuit, which can be read in full [......

It’s always a smart idea to change your passwords frequently, and this is especially important when you are traveling and when you return from your travels. When you travel, you probably connect to unsecured wireless connections or possibly to monitored Internet connections, where you are putt...

For the last few weeks, I’ve been learning about ccTLDs. I received feedback from a number of people, some of whom gave advice about investing in ccTLDs, and some who told me to stick with .com domain names. A couple people even specifically advised me not to invest in .US domain names right n...

CounselingJobs.com is now for sale for just $5,800. Job-related domain names are very popular, and this is a targeted name that can be used for alcohol counseling jobs, drug counseling jobs, marriage counseling jobs, financial counseling jobs, debt counseling jobs…etc. I would create subdomain...

Rick Latona Auctions Announces the complete inventory for TRAFFIC ccTLDs, and a continuation of a trend: Every domain name has the actual reserve price posted with it. Atlanta, Georgia USA – June 3, 2009 – The Featured Live Rick Latona Auctions T.R.A.F.F.I.C.  ccTLDs auction is on June 4 at 16:...

One of my favorite travel websites is Farecast.com. The website makes predictions about the price of airfare for major airlines, and it advises whether consumers should purchase their tickets or wait to purchase them, based on a proprietary algorithm (which is based on historic trends and other fact...

I’ve been learning quite a bit about ccTLD domain names (before and during the TRAFFIC conference), and I wanted to share one quick lesson. Registrants for each country’s ccTLDs have their own unique registration quirks. This makes it quite important to do research about the country and ...

I am sorry if it seems annoying or contrived when I post articles about how great domain conferences are, but I really enjoy attending our industry and related industry tradeshows.  I wanted to talk about why I really enjoy them and why I try to attend as many as possible, despite the significant f...

I think it’s about time we have another domain investor get together in New York City. One of my favorite places to go with a large party in the summer time is The Boat Basin, a restaurant/bar in the city that has outdoor and indoor accommodations for parties of all sizes. I think this will [....

I own the website DebtAssistanceClinic.com - clearly not an optimal domain name. I had several pages of content created for DebtCollectors.com before I sold that one, and I used the articles for this made up name, and the site has been live for around a year. Earlier this year, I bought the much str...

I’ve been hearing quite a bit on the news lately about the Chinese drywall situation, which is impacting many American homeowners. The short story is that many home builders used Chinese-manufactured dry wall in homes (cheaper and was more readily available), and now this drywall may be causin...

I have gained some first hand knowledge about mini site development, and I would like to share some of it in case it can be helpfu. Some of this knowledge has been gained from buying mini sites and putting those up, buying mini sites and adding content, and creating my own mini sites; while other [....

I’m heading out of town for the long weekend in a few minutes (Memorial Day holiday in the US on Monday). I am going to spend a relaxing weekend on the beach, and I hope that you are able to find some time to relax with friends and family. It’s a 3 hour ride, and [...] Related posts:Qu...

As a buyer, I love the fact that Snapnames allows people to search for current auctions by price and number of bidders. I went through some of the top Snapnames auctions that are closing soon and listed a few I like: SurveillanceVideo.com - Would be a cool site for videos of convenience store botche...

While the data can be skewed because there is no cost to reserve a gTLD domian name using Pool.com and Quintaris’ system  to reserve gTLD domain names before their registries are even created, the companies are indicating that the market for gTLDs is strong. According to the companies, 10,000...

I really enjoyed the Fool.com’s article that is critical of the potential government bailout of newspapers. Because of my geodomain holdings, I’ve been keeping tabs on the state of the newspaper industry by reading as much as I can, and the article really sums up my feelings on any type ...

This morning I mentioned that I was re-designing a mini-site, and I wanted some feedback. I am still working out some errors that I couldn’t see before the site went live, but I would love to hear your thoughts on the new look of UniqueInk.com, a tattoo website. I am a bit concerned about clic...

When I first started investing in domain names, I had very modest goals. I was in graduate school, and I primarily used the money I earned to buy dinners and drinks. I didn’t really set many financial goals, because there wasn’t any point to it. I registered new domain names for around $...

I haven’t started re-designing UniqueInk.com yet, a site about unique tattoos and body art, but I am really excited about how it’s going to look when finished because I received the design template last night. I know the age old (and proven theory) is that design doesn’t matter whe...